Lead, VCC Change and Communications

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Key Responsibilities

• Change Strategy and Delivery
  • Develop and maintain the overall VCC change management strategy and roadmap across both VCC sites, aligned to the VCC operating model, strategic priorities and transition pipeline.
  • Lead change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis, readiness assessments and adoption planning for VCC setup, capability build, transitions and run-state changes.
  • Partner with VCC Transition Leads, Customer Success Leads and functional delivery leads to embed change management activities into transition plans from demand intake through go-live and post-go-live stabilization.
  • Identify adoption risks, resistance points and stakeholder concerns, and develop practical mitigation actions to support successful implementation.
  • Define repeatable change management playbooks, templates, toolkits and standards that can be applied consistently across VCC transitions and capability builds.

• Communications and Engagement
  • Own and execute the VCC communications plan across Malaysia and India, ensuring messages are clear, targeted, timely and aligned with Group and Business Unit narratives.
  • Develop leadership messages, briefing notes, town hall content, FAQs, stakeholder packs, talking points, announcements, intranet content, newsletters and other communications materials.
  • Translate VCC strategy and operating model updates into compelling, audience-specific narratives for leaders, managers, employees, Business Units, functions and enabling teams.
  • Coordinate communications channels across both sites, including leadership cascades, town halls, manager briefings, Viva Engage, intranet pages, digital content and site-based engagement activities.
  • Ensure consistent branding, tone of voice and messaging for VCC as a business capability and strategic delivery engine for Prudential.

• Two-Site Change Leadership
  • Lead change and communications planning for both VCC locations, ensuring site-specific needs, cultural considerations, employee experience and stakeholder dynamics are reflected in execution.
  • Drive alignment between Malaysia and India site communications, while allowing for local tailoring where needed.
  • Partner with site leaders, Facilities, HR, Technology and functional leads to support site launches, leadership visits, engagement events, onboarding activities and employee experience initiatives.
  • Ensure both sites have clear channels for feedback, questions and escalation during transitions, operating model changes and capability launches.
  • Promote a cohesive VCC identity and culture across locations, reinforcing shared values, ways of working and enterprise outcomes.

• Stakeholder Management and Governance
  • Serve as the primary change and communications advisor to VCC leadership and the VCC Programme Office.
  • Build strong working relationships with Group Corporate Affairs, Group HR, Business Unit communications teams, functional leaders and enabling workstreams.
  • Support senior leadership engagement by preparing clear narratives, decision materials and change updates for governance forums, steering committees and leadership meetings.
  • Manage stakeholder maps and engagement plans for key VCC initiatives, ensuring ownership, sequencing and communications responsibilities are clear.
  • Maintain appropriate governance over communications approvals, message consistency, confidentiality and issue management.

• Adoption, Measurement and Continuous Improvement
  • Define and track change and communications effectiveness measures, including engagement, readiness, adoption, feedback, sentiment and post-go-live stabilization indicators.
  • Gather lessons learned from VCC transitions, communications campaigns and engagement activities, and convert insights into improved playbooks and best practices.
  • Use data and feedback to continuously refine messaging, engagement approaches and adoption interventions.
  • Support post-implementation reviews to assess whether change outcomes were achieved and whether additional adoption support is required.
  • Champion practical, scalable and reusable change management approaches that enable VCC to support a growing pipeline of enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business Administration, Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Change Management or a related discipline; master’s degree or professional change certification is preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in change management, communications, transformation, shared services, organisational change or programme delivery roles.

• Proven track record of leading large-scale change and communications programmes across multiple geographies, functions or business units.

• Experience supporting shared services, centres of excellence, offshoring, managed services, operating model change, digital transformation or enterprise capability build is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of change management methodologies, stakeholder engagement, communications planning, adoption measurement and employee engagement practices.

• Experience working in a matrixed, cross-cultural environment with senior stakeholders across business, technology, operations, HR, risk and communications functions.

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